"Lean" principles grew out of the Japanese automotive industry, but Ben Hartman of Clay Bottom Farm in Goshen, Indiana, has applied these principles to farming, where he has been able to drastically ...(Read More)

Growing vegetables on just 1 1/2 acres, Jean-Martin Fortier and Maude-Helène Desroches feed more than 200 families through their thriving CSA and seasonal market stand, and also supply their ...(Read More)

Whether it's your small farm or just a flower garden that need nourishment, Brett Markham explains everything you need to know about composting, including how to compost just about anything you can ...(Read More)

No other group of North American plants can equal Phlox for its preeminence in the wild and in the garden; German nurseryman Karl Foerster once declared that "a garden without phlox is an ...(Read More)

This abundantly illustrated and practical guide to choosing and using a wide range of pond plants in your garden is filled with step-by-step photographs that show planting techniques, essential ...(Read More)

This kitchen guide to fruits is full of delightful and surprising information, from the creation of the cubic watermelon to the naming of the "Big Apple," and the revelation of the electrical power ...(Read More)

Flowering plants—and the fruits that follow—have fed, clothed, sustained, and inspired all humanity since before recorded history, and yet most of us know little about them, their functions in ...(Read More)

An English garden of pink roses, a canopy of fiery red Japanese maple leaves reflected in still pond waters, and laburnum and wisteria spilling from a pergola in a sheltered Munich garden are just a ...(Read More)

With sound advice for the kitchen gardener in the Southwest, this guide conjures up rows of plump purple eggplants and luscious tomatoes, frilly dill and gleaming peppers, complemented with lavender ...(Read More)

A contributing editor at Growing for Market magazine, Pam Dawling has been an avid vegetable grower since 1975; for more than 20 years she has been farming as a member of Twin Oaks Community ...(Read More)